CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11] — Page 251

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(a) The case of the clearance of the "Princess Alice"

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on August 13th, a public holiday, appears to be the

only one in which unusual facilities were given.

application for clearance was received after office hours

and the ship was cleared, to sail at 7 p.m., by the

A statement to the effect Deputy Collector of Customs. that this was done "by direction of the Insular Collector

of Justons" was, I am informed, written across the clearance

In all other cases the Authorities permit in red ink, appear to have tried to have ships cleared in the ordinary

Strict instructions have, moreover, been issued to

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the Insular Collector of Customs not to grant clearance

to any vessel, other than such as are on the regular lines, without reference to the Governor-General's office whose

This is given only ganction must first be obtained.

after that office is satisfied that the examination

mentioned in the Instructions to Collectors of Customs

has been fully carried out.

I am unable therefore to state that unusual facilities have been given by the Authorities at Manila for clearance

of coal-laden vessels.

(●) The "Rio Pasig" is the only regular collier.

The other vessels above-mentioned, which are all German,

are ordinary merchant steamers.

I have asked the Philippine Government what inter- pretation they place on the word "Collier" in the instructions issued on August 5th by the Secretary of the Treasury to Collectprs of Customs, viz:, whether it is taken to signify a vessel that habitually carries coal, or whether it is taken to include a vessel which,